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Epiphany in Brooklyn is singer-songwriter Brenda Kahn's second full-length album, released in 1992.[3]

Epiphany in Brooklyn
Studio album by Brenda Kahn
Released	1992
Studio	The Magic Shop, NYC
Genre	folk/pop
Label	Columbia Records[1]
Producer	David Kahne
Brenda Kahn chronology
Goldfish Don't Talk Back (1990) Epiphany in Brooklyn (1992) Anesthesia (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Critical reception

In 2022, music critic Chuck Klosterman named Epiphany in Brooklyn in his top 20 favorite 1990s albums of all time for "American Songwriter". EPIPHANY IN BROOKLYN (1992), Brenda Kahn: There’s probably some sentimentality attached to this selection. It’s impossible for me to separate my current appreciation of the material from the experience of listening to it originally. I had an inscrutable friend who loved this record even more than I did, and she would write me long handwritten letters quoting lyrical passages from its various songs, along with interpretations of how those lyrics related to her life and our friendship.[4]

The New York Times wrote "Her songs, many of which are featured on her new album, "Epiphany in Brooklyn," focused on the small world of post-modern slackers, with the kinds of lyrics that college students copy into notebooks because they so accurately describe their confused, wishful lives."[5]

The Washington Post called the album "livelier and more tuneful than much neo-folk."[6]

The News & Record called it "full of spiky energy and closely observed vignettes."[7]

Track listing

1. "I Don't Sleep, I Drink Coffee Instead"
2. "Mojave Winters"
3. "She's In Love"
4. "Anesthesia"
5. "Mint Juleps And Needles"
6. "My Lover"
7. "Sleepwalking"
8. "Lost"
9. "The Great Divide"
10. "Madagascar"
11. "Losing Time"
12. "In Indiana"

References

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